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Eun-Ok Im, PhD, MPH, RN, CNS, FAAN

Degree and Institution

PhD, Nursing Science, School of Nursing, University of CaliforniaMSN, Clinical Nurse Specialist in Cross-Cultural & Community Health Nursing, University of CaliforniaMPH, School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea

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Dr. Im's program of research adopts Internet and computer technologies to eliminate gender and ethnic disparities in oncology care. Dr. Im's doctoral research and post-doctoral study focused on international cross-cultural women’s health research. Then, her work extended to oncology areas, and she developed Internet research methodology as an area of expertise. She further integrated this line of work with research projects on gender and ethnic differences in cancer pain, menopausal symptoms, and physical activity as principal investigator through a series of NIH-funded, R01 awards. She has taken the lead in this burgeoning field, and her R01 studies are among the first of their kind to use these technologies to build knowledge. She has also gained national and international recognition as a methodologist and theorist in international cross-cultural women’s health research through over 100 refereed journal publications and over 160 professional presentations. Her work on Internet research methodologies are frequently cited among researchers using Internet and computer technologies. Dr. Im has been on dozens of research review panels (NIH study sections), is on the editorial boards of 3 scientific journals and is on the editorial review boards of 10 journals.